Big thanks to DC member Isaac for organizing this kind gesture. This holiday season, Isaac requested $60 from the DC to help buy toys (stuffed animals, colouring books, etc.) for children he encountered during domestic calls while on duty.

This Winter, the DC held an open skate fundraiser to help raise money for Vancouver’s Get Warm Project. Unfortunately, the event didn’t raise any funds, but the DC has still decided to donate $60 to the generous project. The Get Warm Project helps keep Vancouver’s street population warm during the Winter. Read more about the Get Warm Project here.

Anyone and everyone is encouraged to get involved in the project – from volunteering your time, or donating any quality goods + clothing.

DC member Dan Hawkins requested $80.00 to help fund and build a time machine, aka Postulater, an online application that allows users to send messages/media (text, images, etc) into the future – either to themselves or friends via email. Essentially users pick a date when to send the telegram. The application would be free to use. And hopefully turned into a mobile app down the road. The donations will go towards: buying a domain, paying for hosting, and paying a programmer to do the backend.

DC member Kristen and a fellow Estonian* friend have begun organizing a series of events in Vancouver that celebrate Nordic and Baltic culture, called “Nordic Culture Days.” Events will include community activities such film screenings, a participatory folk dance day, storytelling, baking classes, etc. all held at the Estonian cultural space here.

In the words of Kristen, “The idea is to bring some energy to the Estonian community, which in the past, has been somewhat slow to adapt to the younger generations. Many of us young people want to be involved but don’t speak Estonian or don’t identify with the more traditional activities on offer. In addition to engaging the younger people in the community, we also want to create an open and inviting environment to share our culture/Nordic culture with others. Anyone will be welcome at our events – this, in and of itself, is a new and exciting element for the community.”

The Dollar Collective helped out with their first event, by donating $80.00 – which helped pay for print posters, snacks and drinks at the event. More details about the event are here:http://nordicculturedays.tumblr.com/events

This month, the DC, with strong influence from Daniel Hawkins, decided to help kickstart the world’s first ever public space telescope: ARKYD. The $25 donation also gets us a wicked Space Selfie – Estimated Delivery: August 2015. Read more about the crowdfunding project here.

Fellow DC member Heather Beaty runs a baking “delicious” blog, Blue Owl Treats, and decided to hold an event to make and deliver cupcakes for free to friend and strangers! (with help from the DC to cover basic baking costs*) Here are the details:

UPDATE: *in the end, Heather refused the money to help fund this venture (pro bono cakes!)